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![]() I am having a problem with red slime algae. I have been told by a LFS to use the Red Slime be gone medication. I have used that twice now and it seems that the red slime just returns in a matter of 2 weeks. I try to siphon out as much as I can but it still comes back. Does anyone have any other suggestions? This is driving me crazy. I have gotten my water all tested and everything is fine.
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![]() Try a blackout. i did this and in under a week my cyno was gone. all i did was cut my lighting (photosynthetic period) down to 2 two hour periods for the day.
also flow can be an issue.
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank. |
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![]() So for a week did you turn the lights on at all??? Did the Cyano ever come back?
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![]() How old are your bulbs? As your bulbs age, they produce more red light, which in turn algae thrives even more so on.
I used Poly Ox before, and it never came back
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Hope this helps. Any questions on this pm me. PS the reason i went this route is because i dont like using chemicals as i have a fair amount of inverts in my tank,
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank. |
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![]() Just did a 3 day lights out in my tank, Cyano started to disapear in a matter of hrs. Alot of people do 3 days no lights every couple months. Doesnt hurt fish or corals. My torch still came out during the day.
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![]() I had a really bad Cyano outbreak in my new reef.
I just adjusted the flow so there was no dead spots at all and got pretty religious about siphoning off all detrius and Cyano and replacing it with clean ro/di water. Took a week of care and about 70 gallons of water changes but as of this weekend there is barely any cyano and what is there is diminishing. |